First off
$44,515
Average Salary for All K-12 Teachers
Job National Salary Data
High School Teacher 4325 salaries $46,953
Special Education Teacher, Preschool, Kindergarten, or Elementary School 1222 salaries $44,515
Middle School Teacher 1196 salaries $43,848
Special Education Teacher, Secondary School 629 salaries $48,385
And that's the national avg. so they are doing fine
Second. Most are in unions and can't be fired. So all this, b-b-but you have to educate and control them.........
No you don't. You don't even have to pass them and you'll still keep your job.
There could be fights daily, you keep your job
You can have your shining star as a teachers assistant and have them grade the papers. Or maybe you teaching a class/grade that doesn't require much effort. Teaching 4th grade English is harder than AP chemistry
And add the fact that for 2-3 months. 4 if we count winter and spring breaks. Plus holidays and weekends. They barely work most of the year.
Add in those 3-4 months and add it to salary and they'd be up on the 60-70s on average